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Belmont University growth puts current students and neighbors on guard

September 7, 2010

For the past decade, Belmont University has been a nonstop construction zone - doubling its enrollment and building space.  To the chagrin of some of the university's neighbors and current students, there is no end in sight.  When Belmont President Bob Fisher took over as Belmont's president in 2000, he was told that 3,000 students was about the maximum enrollment the university could support. To which Fisher responded, "I don't think so."  Belmont's enrollment has doubled since then, and Fisher's goal is to hit 7,000 enrollment by 2015.

Lasell College agrees to settle lender gift allegations

September 3, 2010

Lasell College agreed to pay more than $191,000 to students to settle allegations it steered student loan applicants to Citizens Bank after the lender showered the school's financial aid officers with free trips to sunny resorts and other gifts.  It was the second such settlement that Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached with a local college, part of a wave of actions by government agencies against schools across the country over their cozy relations with student loan lenders.

Did Drake's Ad Campaign Give Itself a Near-Failing Grade?

September 2, 2010

The problem: High-school students are so bombarded with bland college-marketing brochures that they can barely distinguish one institution from another.  Slap a big "D+" logo on the front of your undergraduate-recruitment brochure, tell people you're being "edgy," and then sit back and wait for the applications to roll in.  But despite being lampooned in the advertising world, Drake University officials are actually defending the campaign.

Where Admissions Meet Faith

September 2, 2010

At some colleges, May 1 marks the final phase of the admissions cycle; here, it's just another day. Lincoln Christian University admits applicants throughout the summer, right up until classes start.  Lincoln had hoped to enroll 175 new students this fall.  As of this afternoon, the university has 121 "commits," and admissions officials expect the number to grow to about 140.  Each year the university receives applications from students who don't think about college until graduating from high school. Some are first-generation students. Some apply after hearing a call to pursue a Christian education.

Laying a Liberal Arts Foundation, On Shaky Ground

September 1, 2010

Whereas other U.S. universities have established overseas branch campuses bankrolled by oil-rich nations , Bard College as gone to places where resources are scarce but problems are plentiful. Bard's signature international initiative has been to establish dual degree programs in countries that are post-Communist, post-conflict or - as in the case of its partnership with Al-Quds University, a Palestinian institution in East Jerusalem - at the crossroads of continuing conflict.

Marquette selects expert on Jesuit education as new president

August 31, 2010

In March, Father Scott R. Pilarz walked into the job of helping to find a new leader for Marquette University. It was his first meeting as a member of Marquette's Board of Trustees.  Five months later, the board picked Pilarz to fill the post.  Pilarz crafted a career as a teacher at Georgetown University and as president of the University of Scranton.  Next summer, he will become the 23rd president of Marquette, succeeding Father Robert A. Wild, who has run the school for the past 15 years.

Kiss Agrees to Six More Years as Agnes Scott President

August 31, 2010

Elizabeth Kiss will remain president of Agnes Scott College for the next six years, at the request of the Board of Trustees. Since President Kiss took the helm in 2006, the college's reputation has grown, attracting more diverse, high-caliber students and faculty and drawing more donor support. Additionally, President Kiss has placed a high priority on environmental and workplace sustainability, fulfilling the college's mission to ‘live honorably.'

John Bassett takes Heritage helm

August 28, 2010

Although Heritage University has immediate financial stability, its new president John Bassett said he wants to extend that security well into the future. Tied in with that is strengthening the school's academic offerings, so anyone in the Valley will consider enrolling at Heritage.  He replaces founding president Sister Kathleen Ross, who is beginning a national institution on campus next year to help disadvantaged students earn degrees.

College president, fix-it man

August 28, 2010

If you were looking for something bad to say about the next president of the University of North Carolina, detractors might point to his inability to keep a steady job.  Everyone wants him to fix something.  Tom Ross, the Davidson College president who was chosen Thursday to succeed UNC President Erskine Bowles beginning New Year's Day 2011, has held a series of increasingly important jobs and scores of volunteer posts over a 35-year career that uniquely qualify him for what is arguably the most important job in the state.

Wilkes University president will step down

August 28, 2010

Joseph E. "Tim" Gilmour, who began his tenure in July 2001, has announced he will be stepping down in two years.  Jack Miller, vice chair of the university's Board of Trustees, made the announcement at the school's fall convocation ceremony. By Gilmour agreeing to stay on for two more years, Miller said, it will "allow the board ample time to tap his expertise prior to his departure. The board will conduct national search for his replacement in the 2011-2012 year."
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